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noun
A Member of Parliament who sits on the front bench, and is typically part of the cabinet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: legislator
History
Etymology tree English front bench Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English frontbencher From front bench + -er.
Across languages
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